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8 economist sunsuntribune news saturday jan 31 2004 fire extinguisher recharging we recharge all types of extinguishers drop off at ace fire and security 570 alden road unit 9 905 4751606 pick up and delivery available for orders of 1 0 and up wwwacefiresecuritycom a a promotional products company corporateteam wear hockey supplies contact gary hembruff at 9056400969 wwwhsmcanadacom friday february 20 2004 at six thirty oclock pm angus glen golf club 10080 kennedy road markharn ontario tickets 140 per person black tie optional for tickets contact us at 9654725014 montreal via rail 1st class 2 nights at the queen elizabeth dinner dancing at the old mill lirrjo provided garden party for 8 under the stars music by june garber deluxe wine cooler stocked with assorted premium wines all proceeds go to support the programs of evergreen hospice charitable no 12802 6143 rroool uerareen j4 markham os pice s t 0 u f f v i l l e celebrating 15 years of service to the communities of markharn andvhitchurchstouffville york region mpp speaks out against licence fingerprinting by roy green staff writer there is little enthusiasm in york region for including motorists finger prints on drivers licences the ontario government is spending up to 50000 to study ways to make driv ers licences harder to forge an initiative rising from increased security concerns but the response from police and two area mpps is at best lukewarm even a liberal mpe thornhiltsmario racco is unhappy with the proposal i have some real problems with that im not sure what the benefits are mr racco said were all drivers and 99 per cent of us are honourable people its wrong to make us feel like were capable of doing something terrible york regional police chief armand la barge feels there is limited merit from a police perspective im on the ontario chiefs association and this isnt some thing weve been pushing for but it might prove useful in the case of an officer concerned about the true identity of a driver it would help confirm identity mr la barge said alan shefrnan a human rights con sultant in vaughan wonders if the increased security benefits would be out weighed by civil liberty concerns the more information that is out there the more opportunities there are for a wider number of people to infringe on our pri vacy mr shefrnan said on the other hand we already pro vide information about ourselves for dif ferent organizations and companies to verify who we are like our social insur ance number we give it out freely and he says the public is under standably wary about the concept of being fingerprinted fingerprint recognition has for so long been related to police and criminal ity it has very negative connotations but weve all read about the guy who has lost his licence four or five times and hes still driving maybe this could be useful oak ridges mpp frank klees is also cool to the fingerprint program but only because he believes theres a bet ter way to increase security the former transport minister whose riding includes whitchurchstouffville and northern markharn prefers a more recent innovation facial recognition technology being spearheaded by the canada bank note company after viewing the various options we determined facial recognition is the most effective and most acceptable form of identification and doesnt have the same stigma that fingerprinting does mr klees said learn to run and get in shape for this years legacy 5km run or walk in support of markharn stouffville hospital the running room offers 4 clinics for those wanting to start running get back into running and get fit legacy skmftunerwaix at markharn onan ox tn support of sunday april 25 2004 everyone is welcome to join the fun and participate in one of the following clinics being held at the markharn or richmond hill running room stores clinic 1 learn to run markham 700 pmthursdays feb 12 to april 22 clinic 2 learn to run markham 930 am saturdays feb 14 to april 24 clinic 3 for women only markham 700 pm mondays feb 16 to april 19 clinic 4 learn to run richmond hill 700 pm fridays feb 13 to april 23 these tenweek clinics are for beginners to advanced participants who would like to lose weight reduce stress and get fit you will learn the basics of running nutrition goals injury prevention pacing and more cost is 6999 gst includes a technical cool max running room tshirt clinic manuals with 10 to 20 discounts at the running room store for the duration of the clinic and online features for further registration information contact the markharn running room store at 9054796253 or the richmond hill running room store at 9057647255 or sheri evans legacy event coordinator 905 4727000 ext 6606 register online at wwwriinningroomcom i v i j t i j s i i t i h- i timmi lltttttm iii t i ti v sw m t i i y- ri u ifinitith i mm i j i